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and civil liberties groups. and that got me thinking, well, then whose job is it? you know, if it's not going to be the times, and if you're going to shut out private plaintiffs from pursuing this information, i don't know, you know, that leaves a sort of a vacuum. and i would have thought that responsible government would believe that the vacuum should be filled by the government, right? as opposed to by law professors and, you know, senators or national security. i do, as i said in the beginning, i do agree with john that the debate is not in any significant regard different, um, insofar as the tensions, um, from what it's been really for the better part of the post-world war -- the better part of the last 70 years. but i do think that we are leaning more toward a lack of public accountability than at least i'm comfortable with, um, and, you know, maybe that's just because i'm a, you know, law professor who hasn't spent time in the trenches like these guys. >> you know, i think it's a little uncomfortable to t
and civil liberties groups. and that got me thinking, well, then whose job is it? you know, if it's not going to be the times, and if you're going to shut out private plaintiffs from pursuing this information, i don't know, you know, that leaves a sort of a vacuum. and i would have thought that responsible government would believe that the vacuum should be filled by the government, right? as opposed to by law professors and, you know, senators or national security. i do, as i said in the...
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at "the new york times" jobs to do the work of human rights and civil liberties groups. that got me thinking, whose job is at? if it's not going to be the times they are going to shut up private plans, at least sort of a vacuum. i would've thought responsible government would leave that felt by the government as opposed to by law professors and centers for national security. so as i said at the beginning, i do agree with john at the debate is not in any significant regard difference in so far as the tensions from what has been really for the better part of the last seven years. i do think that we are leaning more toward a lack of public accountability and at least uncomfortable with. and maybe that's just because i'm a law professor who happens to spend time in the trenches like these guys. >> i think it's a little uncomfortable to talk about the pendulum swing back when the actual accountability for so much that has happened has been occurred. the question has been life to the ngos, the think tanks, the press committees are to figure out who exactly is responsible for t
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rights and searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. it means choosing dialogue over blame respect over division hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and his integrity but it was his uncommon vision. he saw connections others did not see. like the connection between little civility and hungry children. that vision became good for peace and a mcgovern dole international food education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962 he said the most important issue of our time is the establishment of conditions for world peace. nine months into his first term, he gave his first speech on vietnam. in 1970, he warned about the dependence of the united states on fossil fuels and in 1984 he urged all of our american leadership to understand the complexity, the challenges and the volatility of circumstances in the middle east. i believe america will be a better place had george become president of the united states. [applause] that doesn't mean his campaign was a failure, far from it. the
rights and searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. it means choosing dialogue over blame respect over division hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and his integrity but it was his uncommon vision. he saw connections others did not see. like the connection between little civility and hungry children. that vision became good for peace and a mcgovern dole international food education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962...
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the territory scarred by the battles of the civil rights era. >> a klan bomb ripped apart birmingham's 16th street baptist church, killing four children attending bible class. >> reporter: so, we're in birmingham, alabama. and just down here is the jail where martin luther king jr. wrote the famous letter from a birmingham jail. along the way, we make a stop at the southern poverty law center, where mark potok and his colleagues have been fighting the kkk in courtrooms and classrooms for decades. many of the klanspeople we've talked to say barack obama has been our single most effective recruiting tool in the last four, five years. >> well, i think there's some truth to that. immediately after obama was elected, we saw two of the largest hate websites in the country crash. >> reporter: potok told us that by the late '80s, the klan dwindled to a few hundred. they now number closer to 6,000. >> white power! >> reporter: he believes they can be very dangerous. >> it's dangerous, not so much because a whole bunch of klansmen get together in a room and plan to murder 1,000 people with a bom
the territory scarred by the battles of the civil rights era. >> a klan bomb ripped apart birmingham's 16th street baptist church, killing four children attending bible class. >> reporter: so, we're in birmingham, alabama. and just down here is the jail where martin luther king jr. wrote the famous letter from a birmingham jail. along the way, we make a stop at the southern poverty law center, where mark potok and his colleagues have been fighting the kkk in courtrooms and...
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. >> joe, poll watching is done by all party, civil rights groups you and i have been affiliated with. there's nothing wrong with it. why would someone want to purposely deceive their connection or affiliation with poll watching unless there's something they're going to do -- we're dealing with here that does not meet the eye? >> they might get one of those samuel l. jackson attitudes, you know, get out of my face mentality. first of all, that's understand what this is -- who they're directing this at. they will -- it will slow down, for example, the process. now, if you slow down the process -- look how long the lines are been for voting early. imagine what the lines will look like on election day. you slow down the process by having all of these challenges. number two, the elderly are targeted because they lie and they say that a poll worker can't come out and help an elderly who might be in a car or van who has a wheelchair. that's a lie. it slows down those who think they might be discouraged, because i have a record even though i'm qualified. they're targeting people. what you've
. >> joe, poll watching is done by all party, civil rights groups you and i have been affiliated with. there's nothing wrong with it. why would someone want to purposely deceive their connection or affiliation with poll watching unless there's something they're going to do -- we're dealing with here that does not meet the eye? >> they might get one of those samuel l. jackson attitudes, you know, get out of my face mentality. first of all, that's understand what this is -- who...
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the other thing is those civil rights groups and those groups dedicated to fighting voter suppression have been really campaigning to get people to the polls early and take advantage of early voting. especially in those states where those voter i.d. laws could be a sticking point. they want to give those people a chance in case there is a snag, a hiccup, they can still have time to get to the polls november 6th. >> and in case they don't know, 6 and 7, we're talking about same-sex marriage and we're talking about expanding gambling in prince george's county. >> yeah, two big, big contentious issues. two issues that both sides, the fors and against, have spent a ton of money, a ton of money, record-setting amounts of money, manpower, and so on. and so these issues really are driving people. people want to take their time in the booths. and so that's contributing to the long line as well as just the turnout. >> a lot to get through on those ballots. how about the district? what's going on in d.c.? because we're seeing long lines here too. >> yeah, you have the council chair up for grabs
the other thing is those civil rights groups and those groups dedicated to fighting voter suppression have been really campaigning to get people to the polls early and take advantage of early voting. especially in those states where those voter i.d. laws could be a sticking point. they want to give those people a chance in case there is a snag, a hiccup, they can still have time to get to the polls november 6th. >> and in case they don't know, 6 and 7, we're talking about same-sex...
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mcgovern is some the government has certain basic responsibilities like guaranteeing civil rights. searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. choosing dialogue over blame, respect over division, hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and integrity but his son, envision. he saw connections others didn't see what the connection between political stability and hungry children. that vision became food for peace. and the mcgovern dole international food education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962 he said the most important issue of our time is the establishment of conditions for world peace. nine months into his first term he gave his search -- first speech on vietnam. in 1970 he warned about the dependence of the united states on fossil fuels. in 1984 he urged our american leadership to understand the complexity that challenges and the volatility of circumstances in the middle east. i believe america would be a better place had george become president of the united states. [applause] that doesn't mean his campa
mcgovern is some the government has certain basic responsibilities like guaranteeing civil rights. searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. choosing dialogue over blame, respect over division, hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and integrity but his son, envision. he saw connections others didn't see what the connection between political stability and hungry children. that vision became food for peace. and the mcgovern dole...
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question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? >> coming up at 6:00, just five days away from the presidential election and it appears the race is neck and neck. have live team coverage in tonight 2012 report. another fact check -- looking a claims, the latest ones regarding question 6. these more -- these and >> that power is back on at the baltimore humane society. animals spent days in the dark in the cold and did -- and the conditions deteriorated. it also cost them big time. >> it is a good thing they have for because staff and volunteers have been pretty cold over the last few days. a generator on loan and the lobby and they caught by the front door telltale -- the rain and wind brought down this giant tree and it took out power
question 6 strengthens protections for our churches and guarantees the civil right to commit to the one you love. while there are those trying to divide us, presidents obama and clinton stand with us. pastors, business leaders, newspapers, democrats and republicans are all coming together for question 6. because it's about fairness-- treating everyone equal under the law. and who could be against that? >> coming up at 6:00, just five days away from the presidential election and it appears...
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rights to woo southern support." "the des moines register" endorsed nixon after, after the watergate burglary which occurred on june 17th of that election year. in june of the election year, the democratic party headquarters in washington was broken into in the middle of the night and instantly the entire world suspected richard nixon. in september of the election year, seven co-conspirators were indicted in the burglary including two men with strong ties to republican world. watergate got one line. one line in "the des moines register's" presidential endorsement in 1972. "we are disturbed by the watergate scandal and the evidence linking it with the white house." they were disturbed but not disturbed enough not to endorse richard milhous nixon. there wasn't a kid in my high school who didn't know that tricky dick was a crook, but "the des moines register" editorial board didn't know that. >> i'm not a crook. >> 19 days before "the des moines register" endorsed that crook, bob woodward and carl bernstein reported on
rights to woo southern support." "the des moines register" endorsed nixon after, after the watergate burglary which occurred on june 17th of that election year. in june of the election year, the democratic party headquarters in washington was broken into in the middle of the night and instantly the entire world suspected richard nixon. in september of the election year, seven co-conspirators were indicted in the burglary including two men with strong ties to republican world....
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it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the right thing to do. >>> this is fox 5 news at 10:00. >>> d.c. mayor vincent gray is announcing big changes to speed camera fines which many drivers feel are excessive. here's the breakdown of the proposed changes. if you're going 10 miles over, the final drop from 75 to 50 bucks, 11 to 15 miles over the limit, fines will drop from 125 bucks to 100 bucks. if you're caught driving 25 miles per hour over the speed limit, the fine goes up 250 to $300. this change comes as city council considers a plan that would slash fines even more. fox 5's matt ackland has this story. >> with a council committee ready to take on those high speed camera fines next monday, mayor gray unveiled his own plan. >> we continue to work on this up through including yesterday and we are ready to announce the direction that we are going to be pursuing. >> under a plan proposed by council members mary cheh and tommy wells basically all speed camera fines would be lowered to
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rights of homosexuals when gay marriage came to the forefront in vermont. first as a battle over civil unions and eventually for full marriage equality. much of the fractious in mgm vault in legislative bodies -- energy involved in legislative bodies took place in the state house. legislators crowded into the building and passionate speeches were definitely heard. host: all weekend long on book tv and american history tv, we will take you to for lot's capital, the -- vermont's capital, the nation's smallest state capitol. we will talk about the economy and the key swing states. thank you for being with us. let's begin with ohio. there is so much attention on the national unemployment rate. it is lower in ohio that in nevada. discuss the dichotomy between these two states and their role in this election. guest: as of september, the ohio unemployment is 7% as of september. lower than the 7.8% that we have nationally that month. they have seen some of the most consistent job improvement. it was 8.6% a year ago. i think that is huge. that bodews well -- bodes w
rights of homosexuals when gay marriage came to the forefront in vermont. first as a battle over civil unions and eventually for full marriage equality. much of the fractious in mgm vault in legislative bodies -- energy involved in legislative bodies took place in the state house. legislators crowded into the building and passionate speeches were definitely heard. host: all weekend long on book tv and american history tv, we will take you to for lot's capital, the -- vermont's capital, the...
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it's about protecting the civil right to make a lifelong commitment to the person you love. join me in supporting question 6. it's the right thing to do. >>> straight ahead at 8:00, surviving sandy, the east coast shuts down as the deadly superstorm moves closer from school closings to storm surges, we have you covered with live team coverage all morning long. good morning everybody, i'm tony perkins. >> i'm allison seymour. right now, the storm is making its way up the east coast, poised for a district hit on the mid-atlantic tonight. >> in preparation of that, states of emergency have been declared from virginia to massachusetts, and president obama has promised a quick federal response. experts say sandy could impact some 50 million people up and down the east coast. it is already blamed for the deaths of 65 after sweeping through the caribbeans. >> now here at home, officials aren't taking any chances. >> that's because most schools in the region are closed, so is the federal government and the dc city government. you can see the full list of delays scrolling at the top
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was going to alienate a lot of the traditionally southern democratic voters and hoover talked about civil service which is a code word for we are meant to get rid of patronage and hoover carried seven southern states even though he had a pretty good record he abolished segregation when he was the secretary of commerce but that wasn't the way that he campaigned. in 32 the magazine of the naacp tried to get the democrats to write an endorsement of roosevelt and nobody would. a lot more concerned about roosevelt. they didn't know where he stood and he was running with a segregation a list on the ticket so hoover wound up getting three of every four votes income 1932. in 1936 roosevelt got three out of four between 34 to 36 some programs were not specifically directed by social security didn't get money for the domestic farm hand and that was because of the congressman that controlled the key committees. but a lot of federal programs did help blacks as well as rights and they decided the new deal was on their side. at 32 nobody talks about it. it's not a major issue and there were not a huge
was going to alienate a lot of the traditionally southern democratic voters and hoover talked about civil service which is a code word for we are meant to get rid of patronage and hoover carried seven southern states even though he had a pretty good record he abolished segregation when he was the secretary of commerce but that wasn't the way that he campaigned. in 32 the magazine of the naacp tried to get the democrats to write an endorsement of roosevelt and nobody would. a lot more concerned...
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estimate in my opinion as a civil rights are denied to people the right to get married. if they are proposing the right of the marriage and delaware how would you respond? markell: first i support it. three years ago in the state when i became governor, it was legal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. literally. we changed that. my first months in office we signed a bill to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. in the spring of 2011 we signed the civil unions will and 600 people i asked all the children of those same-sex couples to come up on the stage and i explained to them in large part i was signing the bill for them so that they knew in the eyes of the state's what they already knew they were a family and we knew they were family, the love they have from their parents is the love that we recognize and this is an issue that we disagree on. i support the legalization of same-sex marriage. mr. cragg does not. >> moderator: we have one minute. cragg: i think it's a religious issue and when we, the marriages between one man a
estimate in my opinion as a civil rights are denied to people the right to get married. if they are proposing the right of the marriage and delaware how would you respond? markell: first i support it. three years ago in the state when i became governor, it was legal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. literally. we changed that. my first months in office we signed a bill to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. in the spring of 2011 we signed the...
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we want to make sure they have these rights. i do believe marriage is between a man a woman. >> this create two classes of people. >> congressman dold, do you think you are reflected in your district. >> it is moderate. it's more fiscally conservative and socially moderate. >> i know the major of my district supports marriage equality. i know major of my district. mr.dold opposes that. >> the question from the chat, like presidential candidates mitt romney you have refused to release your tax returns. why is that. congressman dold, you believe that governor romney should release his turns? >> everything voters want to know about my financial position, what i've earned and owned and stock, bob and even our kids saving accounts are included on the report. what i said is my wife has her own career. she is a professional and she has competitors. she's not running for congress. my wife has a right to certain degree of privacy. >> your wife maybe entitled from privacy and but they've entitled to transparency of candidates. >> let me s
we want to make sure they have these rights. i do believe marriage is between a man a woman. >> this create two classes of people. >> congressman dold, do you think you are reflected in your district. >> it is moderate. it's more fiscally conservative and socially moderate. >> i know the major of my district supports marriage equality. i know major of my district. mr.dold opposes that. >> the question from the chat, like presidential candidates mitt romney you have...
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a civil marriage license, if you will. but i think the caller got it right. we're looking to be able to love and commit to the person that we want to share our life with. and it's really nothing more than that establishment of the common human bond that my parents shared for over 40 years that americans from all walks of life, from all religious backgrounds from all partisan lies share. and i think that we've seen americans really kind of continue to be on that journey, support the same sex marriage is now at 50% or above and i think we'll continue to see increases in those numbers. as time goes by. because i think most americans really have gotten to the place where this caller is. which is understanding that we are really not looking for anything that is rare or separate here. we're looking to share an institution and be able to love and commit to our significant other . host: last call from georgia. republican line. judy. caller: our creator gave us certain biblical understandings of what marriage is. i do not believe that we are to judge others. i do not
a civil marriage license, if you will. but i think the caller got it right. we're looking to be able to love and commit to the person that we want to share our life with. and it's really nothing more than that establishment of the common human bond that my parents shared for over 40 years that americans from all walks of life, from all religious backgrounds from all partisan lies share. and i think that we've seen americans really kind of continue to be on that journey, support the same sex...
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dennis: that is a wrap but it was a nice and civil debate. thank you very much. good day to you, gentlemen. election day approaching fast. we will be debating the issues that matter until november 6th. two more to go. tomorrow we will debate this with jobs, with dan, chief economist and christian dorsey of the economic policy institute. cheryl: time for your west coast minute as hurricane sandy it so did apple ceo tim cook announcing a major management change with apple shares below $600. the company is dealing with negative reviews of its ipad mini. getting criticized for bad display quality and high price. also in silicon valley netflix getting a taste of hurricane carl icahn. the activist investor gained a 10% stake in the company. the question is why? some speculate he may want to see netflix acquired by one of the bigger tech names like microsoft or amazon. stock was up 14% yesterday. today it is down by a fraction. shares of las vegas's boy gaming plunging. stock down $0.35 at $5.82. the company reported third quarter loss of $15.8 million. the company whic
dennis: that is a wrap but it was a nice and civil debate. thank you very much. good day to you, gentlemen. election day approaching fast. we will be debating the issues that matter until november 6th. two more to go. tomorrow we will debate this with jobs, with dan, chief economist and christian dorsey of the economic policy institute. cheryl: time for your west coast minute as hurricane sandy it so did apple ceo tim cook announcing a major management change with apple shares below $600. the...
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what happened to civility? we'll be right back. seems they haven't been moving much lately. but things are starting to turn around because of business people like you. and regions is here to help. with the experience and service to keep things rolling. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. >> gretchen: welcome back everyone. the presidential election just three days away now. can you imagine that both candidates are going from town to town to town to town in those swing states. what are they saying? remember when president obama talked a lot about civility and how we should all be nice to each other and not really say any words that might be negative. >> steve: how is that working out? >> gretchen: yesterday he used a word that was new to his stump speech. he got boos from the audience when he talked about mitt romney but then he said this. >> at the time the republic congress any senate candidate by the name of mitt rom? i. [boos] >> no, no, no. don't boo, vote. vote. voting is
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for the right, it wasn't specifically foreign policy and civil liberties. we have a president is that is not only largely continuing the same foreign policy as its predecessor, but expanding it in ways that the left would not accept. when bush was there, the patriot act, to put people away without due process. obama has said we can imprison american citizens. not just enemy combatants, but citizens. never any questions asked. how do you see with obama now doing bush on things with the continuation of undeclared wars, how do you see foreign policy from a liberal perspective considering that obama has considered so many of his predecessors policies and expand on them. >> obama himself has not interpreted it as saying that we have the right to be maki said that we have the power, but i won't do it. >> i don't think that's quite accurate. it's a very vague sentence in the bill, it said any more power that is specifically about foreign terrorists, that they have the right to take american citizens willy-nilly indefinitely. having said that, there really isn't a
for the right, it wasn't specifically foreign policy and civil liberties. we have a president is that is not only largely continuing the same foreign policy as its predecessor, but expanding it in ways that the left would not accept. when bush was there, the patriot act, to put people away without due process. obama has said we can imprison american citizens. not just enemy combatants, but citizens. never any questions asked. how do you see with obama now doing bush on things with the...
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rights and searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. it means choosing dialogue over blame. respect over division. hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and integrity, but it was his uncommon vision. he saw connections others did not see, like, the connection between political stability and hungry children. that vision became food for peace. and the mcgovern-adult education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962, he said the most important issue of our time is the establishment of conditions for world peace. nine months into his first term, he gave his first speech on the non. -- vietname. -- vietnam. 1970, he warned about the dependence of the united states on fossil fuels. in 1984, he urged all of our american leadership to understand the complexity, challenges, and the volatility of circumstances in the middle east. i believe america would be a better place had george become president of the united states. [applause] that does not mean his campaign was a failure. far from
rights and searching for ways to live peacefully in the world. it means choosing dialogue over blame. respect over division. hope over fear. what made george a great public servant was not only his compassion and integrity, but it was his uncommon vision. he saw connections others did not see, like, the connection between political stability and hungry children. that vision became food for peace. and the mcgovern-adult education program. he also saw things sooner than others. in 1962, he said...
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think everyone is equal rights under the law and that's why support civil unions. >> moderator: time for another viewer question. this one goes to the congressman. >> congressman, this is from west suburban from west suburban that came in the e-mail. how to structure the tax code with foreign banks, americans doing business in foreign countries and their capital gains? gibson: i talked to a tax reform earlier and they need to make our code were simple, more fair. we have way too many loopholes taken advantage of them multinational corporations because it's legal and they have lawyers that thing these loopholes. that doesn't mean it's right. even if it's legal we should change that because it's not creating jobs. everyday i make the small business owners and a lot of them come fresh from the word. they have oil on them and greece and they can afford to hire a whole ring of lawyers to find loopholes to that's an example. by the way, jetson oil companies in loopholes that allow companies to write off for moving jobs overseas, those are primed to be closed. i would support closing them b
think everyone is equal rights under the law and that's why support civil unions. >> moderator: time for another viewer question. this one goes to the congressman. >> congressman, this is from west suburban from west suburban that came in the e-mail. how to structure the tax code with foreign banks, americans doing business in foreign countries and their capital gains? gibson: i talked to a tax reform earlier and they need to make our code were simple, more fair. we have way too...
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and has been appointed to the executive committee of the leadership conference on civil rights. she has authored many publications and articles including for u.s. a today and the "new york times." she has served as counsel in major litigation cases dealing with sex discrimination in schools, sexual harassment in the workplace, sex discrimination in intercollegiate athletic programs, and pay equity. among other issues. they say if you want a job well done, give it to a busy woman. and it gives me great pleasure to introduce to you a most accomplished and very busy woman. here to talk to us today about the importance of the women's vote and the 2012 election, the founder and copresident of the national women's law center marsha greenberger. >> well, thank you very much. thank you for that extraordinarily generous introduction. from the incomparable judy 11. and i have to tell you what a pleasure it is to be here and i must also confess to a personal relationship that i think had something to do with this invitation. the national women's law center has an incomparable ms. lee vine
and has been appointed to the executive committee of the leadership conference on civil rights. she has authored many publications and articles including for u.s. a today and the "new york times." she has served as counsel in major litigation cases dealing with sex discrimination in schools, sexual harassment in the workplace, sex discrimination in intercollegiate athletic programs, and pay equity. among other issues. they say if you want a job well done, give it to a busy woman. and...
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it's not the "new york times'" job to do the work of human rights and civil liberty groups. that got me thinking. well, then, whose job is it? if it's not the times', and you shut out plaintiffs in the information; that leaves a vacuum, and i thought the responsible thing would be to fill it by the government opposed to law professors and centers for national security. as i said in the beginning, i agree with john that the debate is not in any significant regard different in as far as the tensions what's been really for the better part of the better part of the last 70 years, but i think that we are leaning more towards a lack of public accountability than i'm comfortable with, and, you know, maybe that's just because i'm a, you know, a law professor not in the trenches like these guys. >> it's uncomfortable to talking about the pendulum swing back when the actual accountability for so much that has happened has not occurred, and the question has been left to the ngos, the think tanks, the press to sort of figure out, well, who exactly is responsible for braining that accoun
it's not the "new york times'" job to do the work of human rights and civil liberty groups. that got me thinking. well, then, whose job is it? if it's not the times', and you shut out plaintiffs in the information; that leaves a vacuum, and i thought the responsible thing would be to fill it by the government opposed to law professors and centers for national security. as i said in the beginning, i agree with john that the debate is not in any significant regard different in as far as...
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one point i make is grant was the only president between lincoln and johnson who took civil rights for african-americans at all seriously, and after grant left office, the african-american -- the former slaves were simply left to the tender mercies of the white majorities of the south, and quickly, they were shoved to the side of politics. >> okay. don't ask a question if you don't want bill to answer it thoroughly. [laughter] >> i accept yes, no, and multiple choice questions. [laughter] >> we have just three minutes left, and it's a serious deadline. you have to ask a brief question and see what answer we can get out of bill. >> i hope so. you said once youmented to write american history through biography. when i read the binge min frankly biographers, he was the prototypical american, modern in some sense. who -- having once been to england, i saw different people, even though they speak english. who was the first american in the sense that he has or she has attitudes like we do on any plans of writing a biography like that, between 1620 over 1770. >> who is the first american -- >
one point i make is grant was the only president between lincoln and johnson who took civil rights for african-americans at all seriously, and after grant left office, the african-american -- the former slaves were simply left to the tender mercies of the white majorities of the south, and quickly, they were shoved to the side of politics. >> okay. don't ask a question if you don't want bill to answer it thoroughly. [laughter] >> i accept yes, no, and multiple choice questions....